Computer grading will destroy our schools (says a humanist whose appeal to the humanities will be ignored by technologists)

Sadly, the people who are spending (and receiving) the huge sums of money to support the dehumanization of essay-grading are not the ones who will be swayed by an appeal to the humanities. Once the use of automated essay grading becomes common knowledge, the implicit message will be hard to miss. For any self-aware, warm-blooded…

Loved seeing A Comedy of Errors @setonhill

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And the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…

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@Laroquod That worked, until she pointed out a coo…

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RT @JessieNYC: Bard College president proposes 2,5…

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Help! I may be running out of excuses for not wearing…

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RT @JessieNYC: 19yo college student: “School is a…

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RT @DDeClaudio: Who do you think controls the news…

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@SamekAshley That’s a show vs tell lesson to remem…

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Comedian punches reporter who tweet-heckled him at ‘Funniest Celebrity in Washington’ contest

The tweets in question were pretty mild. In my journalism class, we’ve been talking a bit about the value of having a thick skin and taking the high road. Here’s an example of what can happen in the real world. Stand-up comic Dan Nainan, a comedy club road warrior whose credits include performing for President…

West Side Story — 50 Years Ago

When West Side Story opened on Broadway on September 26, 1957, it changed the nature of the American musical and challenged the country’s view of itself. The show dealt seriously with violence, adolescent gangs, and racial prejudice—themes rarely included in musicals—and ended with one of the show’s leads dead on stage. The integration of music,…